A vulnerable post on failure
Last weekend I sat the final exams of a year long Pilates teacher training course and (….this is hard to own) unfortunately I need to re-sit one of these. I’m sharing here in the interest of staying authentic on this platform (even when it’s hard) and I also wanted to share how I’ve come to […]
99 days Alcohol Free!
Today I am 99 days sober. After one hangover too many I decided to try a 100 day Alcohol Free (AF) challenge. I’ve been sober-curious for a long time. In fact every single morning I’ve woken up less than fresh I think I’ve considered how much better life would be without drink. My drinking wasn’t […]
You are enough… AND it’s OK to want more
You are already enough. How many times have you read or heard this. I’ve lost count of how often I’ve used this. And yet still, do we ever really take it in? And how do you balance the idea that you’re already enough AND you’re striving for more / better / different? I’ve always struggled […]
Soft-starts, wintering and your time to shine
I first started using the term “soft-start” on our winter yoga retreat last January. The weekend started 6pm Friday welcome class. Knowing most of the participants were coming from work or a days’ travelling, I suggested a soft start to allow a more gradual transition from office / packing / driving mode, to switching off […]
Black Friday Woes, Colour Friday Wins
Black Friday Woes, Colour Friday Wins I love a bargain, but I hate the pressure of time ltd offers, the FOMO, the mass panic buying. I want to save money and I love a special offer. But I hate the consumerism and commercialism and the ethos of Black Friday. Black Friday has us spending more […]
On being perfect, or just being done
One of the maxims I live and work by is this: “Done is better than perfect”. It has got me started (and finished) on many an occasion. It really came into play when the pandemic hit and we moved our in-person business online within a matter of days. We knew it wasn’t perfect – it […]
Musings on the welcome smell of sweat
I feel like I’ve missed a big chunk of exciting happenings on this blog! After all the build up and excitement and waiting over the past year (s) I’ve completely failed to announce that we were finally able to open our doors. My last blog update was lamenting the fact that we had not been given […]
Lights, Heating… ACTION!
This past couple of months have been difficult and challenging in many ways but, ultimately, not in a bad way. Instead in an exciting and kind of terrifying way, a sometimes inconvenient way. I know this period will soon come to an end and that helps, especially when I get my bookings mixed up, or […]
Disco Fever!
Happy New Year! I can’t believe it’s been so long since I posted an update. I like to think it’s a sign of a life well lived and a thriving business! I left my wee golf club studio just before Christmas. It was a little emotional of course and more hectic than anticipated. I’d scheduled […]
Happy 10th Birthday, and hello windows!
April 2019 saw the 10th year anniversary of my business. I didn’t mark the date as it’s been a busy year, and one that is full of milestones, momentous change and lots of goings on. The main thing is the new studio build which is taking over pretty much everything, preparing to leave my current […]